''The Sailor's Return'' is a 1925

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. In

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England, a Black woman "marries" a white sailor and faces hostility from the local community in

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Ballet

In 1947, British choreographer

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. It was her second ballet based on Garnett's work, her first being her 1939 work of the same name based on Garnett's '' Lady into Fox''.

Adaptation

In 1978

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adapted the novel into a film. The film was directed by

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and starred Tom Bell and

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* 1925 British novels British historical novels Novels by David Garnett British novels adapted into films Novels set in Dorset Chatto & Windus books {{1920s-hist-novel-stub